“Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God.” This is how A Course in Miracles begins. This remarkable three-volume book was "scribed" by Dr. Helen Schucman through a process of inner dictation she identified as coming from Jesus. A clinical and research psychologist and tenured Associate Professor of Medical Psychology, she was assisted by the head of her department, Dr. William Thetford. A complete self-study spiritual thought system, the Course teaches that the way to universal love and peace—or remembering God—is by undoing guilt through forgiving others. The Course focuses on the healing of relationships and making them holy. A Course in Miracles also emphasizes that it is but one version of the universal curriculum, of which there are "many thousands." Although the language of the Course is that of traditional Christianity, it expresses a non-sectarian, non-denominational spirituality.